08-08-2009, 06:40 AM
Hysterical! U of I president B. Joseph White (what does the "B" stand for, Bullshitter?) said there were only 160 people on the special handling list, but the new report by the state investigative panel says there were 800. Well, it's only a 400% difference. Close enough for goverment work.
Conspicuous by her absence of mention in the committee report was U of Illinois "Conflict of Interest Officer" Melanie Loots. The report recommends "creating an inspector general dedicated exclusively to the State’s universities. An inspector general with sufficient resources and expertise in the issues unique to universities is necessary to enable robust detection, deterrence, and enforcement of violations of rules of conduct." Clearly the unspoken truth is that the panel believes the university "Conflict of Interest Officer" wasn't cutting the mustard.
Another knee slapper was the panel's recommendation that the university "take steps to increase the number of diverse persons in these offices and committees." Isn't that pretty much what started the problem in the first place? Do they want more east Indian in-laws admitted to their PhD programs without need of application?
Interested in becoming a UI trustee after they clean house? Here's a helpful hint. Get your wife to write you a letter of recommendation using her maiden name and not disclosing that she is your wife. We hear that's what works for some UI faculty in getting jobs they aren't qualified for.
Conspicuous by her absence of mention in the committee report was U of Illinois "Conflict of Interest Officer" Melanie Loots. The report recommends "creating an inspector general dedicated exclusively to the State’s universities. An inspector general with sufficient resources and expertise in the issues unique to universities is necessary to enable robust detection, deterrence, and enforcement of violations of rules of conduct." Clearly the unspoken truth is that the panel believes the university "Conflict of Interest Officer" wasn't cutting the mustard.
Another knee slapper was the panel's recommendation that the university "take steps to increase the number of diverse persons in these offices and committees." Isn't that pretty much what started the problem in the first place? Do they want more east Indian in-laws admitted to their PhD programs without need of application?
Interested in becoming a UI trustee after they clean house? Here's a helpful hint. Get your wife to write you a letter of recommendation using her maiden name and not disclosing that she is your wife. We hear that's what works for some UI faculty in getting jobs they aren't qualified for.